Job Posting and CRC - Health and Social Policy, McGill University

The Institute for Health and Social Policy at McGill University currentlyhas junior and senior faculty positions available, as well as a CanadaResearch Chair.

The Institute for Health and Social Policy was created to conduct andsupport world class research into how social conditions impact on healthand to promote the translation of research findings into policies andprograms on national and global scales that change the social conditionsunder which the worst off live. Involving dozens of researchers fromacross all faculties at McGill, the Institute is home to a global healthand social policy data center on 192 countries, as well as in depthstudies on 5 continents. Institute policy collaborations are taking placewith the WHO, UNICEF, and ILO, as well as with Canadian and USpolicymakers. More information about the Institute can be found at:www.mcgill.ca/ihsp/.

These full-time positions are collaborative appointments between theInstitute and the home faculty department best suited for the candidate.The appointments will be with a department in either the Faculty of Artsor the Faculty of Medicine. These unique faculty openings will also haveprotected research time. The successful candidate will devote half ofhis/her time to leading collaborative research and developing policyefforts at the Institute, and the other half will be spent at the homedepartment with a reduced teaching load and a regular tenure or tenuretrack appointment. The home department will be matched to theapplicantâ™s interests and background.

Because of the strategic role these positions will play in the Institute,as well as in their home departments, experience conducting empirical andcomparative studies and conducting directly policy relevant research isimportant. Expertise on Latin America, Africa, and/or Asia as well as OECDcountries is strongly preferred.

Applicants should hold a PhD, MD or equivalent degree in public policy,economics, political science, public health, sociology, demography,epidemiology, social work, geography, social medicine, history,anthropology, philosophy, or other related field. Candidates should have astrong publishing track record in fields examining how medical publichealth and social policy impact on population health.

Salary based on qualifications and experience.

To apply, please send a CV, 3 recent research articles, a statement ofresearch interests and contact information for three referees to theattention of: Erin Bresnahan, Institute for Health and Social Policy,McGill University, 1130 Pine Avenue West, Montreal, Quebec, H3A 1A3 or to:facultyapplications.ihsp@mcgill.ca. (Electronic submission is encouraged.Please put âœApplication for Faculty Positionâ in the subject heading.)Applications will be considered beginning on November 15th, 2010.

All qualified applicants are encouraged to apply; however, Canadians andpermanent residents will be given priority.

McGill University is committed to equity in employment and diversity. Itwelcomes applications from indigenous peoples, visible minorities, ethnicminorities, persons with disabilities, women, persons of minority sexualorientations and gender identities and others who may contribute tofurther diversification.